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tlmania · Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 17 Location: Devon UK

It IS a tight squeeze and requires modified front frame dropouts to the front of the engine and a different radiator...... I don't know what it's off though, I got it trawling through a breakers.

The main reason the 7s not supposed to be up for sale is that I don't think it it will appeal to the purist.......

tlmania · Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 17 Location: Devon UK

I have got the original 400 motor carbs and frame dropouts though Laughing

Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

I also had an fzr400 and often thought about dropping a 600 fzr lump in. On a yb7? why not, purists are for other marks. Bimota has a long history of frame only one offs after all?
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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

TBH.......I'd be more interested in the modified 7 than in the 11 Wink

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tlmania · Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 17 Location: Devon UK

OK, so if we're going to start talking about the 7...... does anyone think that this one is one of the original rare blue ones, or, as I suspect would it have to have gold pin stripes like the red ones that are around.
The paint is in fairly good nick and there's no evidence of a respray......

And is there any way of finding out through records how it would have left the factory ?
Mine's number 277 so it's fairly late in the production run.

Perhaps this conversation needs to go in the YB forum ?

Evilchicken0 · Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London

"records" used on a Bimota forum .... shome mishtake shirley Laughing

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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

For those who did not work it out I did purchase the YB7 ... I hope Timania keeps the yb11 and stays active on the forum. What a great bloke. Buying blind always carries risk but its worth it when you come across genuinely honest and cool people. Thanks again, and see you in August!
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crankcase · Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 387 Location: Frankfurt Germany

congratulations, I saw it in your virtual garage,
was waiting for a report . .
of course you haven't been able to pick it up yet
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Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

Very frustrating. My mate in Devon picked it up for me. He has 5 of my bikes in his shop now! I will drag them all back in august if the new mancave go's through ok...
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